Section 187: Offences

1 Any person who brews beer, other than under and in accordance with an excise license, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N20,000,000 or imprisonment for a term of five years or both, and the beer, worts, vessels, utensils, or materials used or which can be used for brewing, in the person's possession shall be subject to forfeiture.

2 A brewer who commits an offence under this Part, where after particular of any worts or beer have been recorded by the brewer under regulations made under section 184 of this Act, mix sugar with the worts or beer so as to increase the quantity, gravity, or original gravity of the worts or beer.

3 Any person who commits an offence under subsection (2), is liable on conviction to a fine of N 10,000,000 or imprisonment for a term of five years or both, and the affected worts or beer shall be forfeited.